***Scripture tells us what the role of the Church is.
http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/189/Ancient_Homily_on_Mary_s_Assumption____St._John_Damascene.html gives a Church Father homily on the Assumption.
That’s your big problem. You can’t distinguish Scripture from Mariology.***
Cutting and pasting to give a different spin to my postings? That’s not like you, Reggie.
Anyhow. Scripturally, the Church is the pinnacle and the foundation of truth. The Church, Reggie, not any haphazard collection of men.